[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Training news

[Jeff A]

Moti

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Jeffrey Anderson
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The saddest are these:
It might have been.
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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Mar 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Training news
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Kadoban Ozeki Kotozakura will be competing in Haru for the first time as a
kadoban. Today, he had 21 matches against new Sekiwake Ouhou and Maegashira
1 Wakamotoharu, who came for degeiko.at the Sadogatake lodgings in
Matsubara City, Osaka, and won 17 of them. "Even when I lost, I was on the
offensive, and I fought well. There's one week left. I think I can do
well." In the last tournament, when he was on a Yokozuna run, he had a 5
wins and 10 losses makekoshi, but he emphasized, "It's over now. I have no
choice but to look at that experience as a necessary piece of the puzzle
and take it in a positive way." Ouhou, who had 12 bouts, did not do as well
as he had hoped. "My body was moving well, but I still lost because of my
poor footwork at the tachiai. I need to improve from here," he said,
tightening his resolve.

Maegashira 1 Wakamotoharu who was demoted from Sekiwake to Maegashira for
Haru went for degeiko at Sadogatake beya in Matsubara, Osaka today. He
faced Ozeki Kotozakura and new Sekiwake Ouhou, who also came for degeiko,
and commented, "I won't know until the tournament starts, but I think I'm
in good shape." Last basho where he aimed for three consecutive
double-digit wins, he ended up with a 6-9 makekoshi, with a seven-bout
losing streak in the first half. On this day, he also defeated both
sekiwake Ouhou and Daieishou, and added, "Degeiko is important for getting
stronger. I'll shall gambarizet again."

Nishikigi (East Maegashira 10)  worked up a sweat today at degeiko
at Sadogatake beya as well. He faced Ozeki Kotozakura, Sekiwake Daieishou
and Maegashira Tobizaru, and felt he had done a good job, saying, "I was
able to work with a variety of people, changing my approach depending on
the opponent." After finishing with 8 wins and 7 losses in the last
tournament, Nishikigi is hoping to get a boost in his bid to return to the
sanyaku ranks this tournament. "I'm not feeling bad. There are a lot of
young rikishis in my heya, so it's important to go for degeiko like this,"
he said.

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